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Games of Sept. 14-15, 2012

OffenseQB A.J. Springer, Sr., Sul Ross State
Springer tied a Sul Ross school record by throwing six touchdowns
in a single game, the Lobos' 62-35 win against Trinity (Texas). He
completed 32 of 41 passes (78 percent), throwing for 481 of the
Lobos'655 offensive yards.

OL Quentin Rembert, Mac Wallace, Austin Hunter, Tyler
Johnson, Mike Lehman, Heidelberg
Heidelberg ran for 261 yards, an average of 6.2 per carry, on Ohio
Northern, showing it wouldn't miss a beat after the summer
departure of a preseason All-American running back. They allowed
just one sack in 42 opportunities.

RBBobby Dougherty, Sr.,
Hobart Dougherty rushed for a career-high 174 yards and three
touchdowns to lead Hobart to a 45-26 win at Utica. He averaged 8.7
yards per carry against the Pioneers, who came into the contest
allowing just 119.5 rushing yards per game. Dougherty's TD runs
covered 6, 59, and 18 yards.

RBDominique Carson, Sr., Sul Ross
State
Carson had a combined 247 yards of offense and three touchdowns,
rushing 19 times for 128 yards and catching five passes for 119.
One of his scores was a 73-yard catch and run.

WRBrandon Boyle, Jr., Castleton
State
Boyle was all over the field with a school-record 17 catches for
172 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 56-35 loss to RPI. Seven of
his catches resulted in first downs.

WRJimmie Simpson, So.,
Hardin-Simmons
Simpson had just five catches but took them for 172 yards and
scored four touchdowns in a 57-21 win. His scores covered 24, 32,
39 and 67 yards.

TEDenny Wilhelm, Jr., Castleton
State
Wilhelm had a career-high 10 catches for 76 yards and a pair of
touchdowns. Four of his catches were for first downs and Wilhelm
also drew a pass interference on a third down play in the second
half.

DefenseDETyre Coleman, So., Hobart
Coleman broke the 15-year-old Hobart game record for sacks with
4.5 in a 45-26 win at Utica, which also tied the school record for
tackles for loss. The swarming Statesmen defense limited Utica to
just 13 net yards rushing

DTSilvio Diaz, Jr., Mary
Hardin-Baylor
Silvio posted three sacks among three and a half tackles for loss
and forced a fumble for UMHB. Two of the sacks in the fourth
quarter to help stuff Wesley's comeback bid. He led a defense that
held the Wolverines to minus-4 rushing yards and 290 yards of total
offense.

DEAyo Idowu, Jr., St.
Thomas
Idowu had a sack and 2.5 TFL among his seven total tackles with
one QB hurry. His pressure helped forced St. John's into four
second-half interceptions to help the Tommies top their archrival
on the road 43-21. Idowu led a defense that held the Johnnies to 24
rushing yards on 24 carries (under their 182 yards per game
average). The last 11 Johnnie possessions included five 3-and-outs
and four intercepted passes with just one TD on a one-play 17-yard
scoring drive.

LBBrian Hardenberg, Jr.,
Ithaca
Hardenberg had a career-high 12 tackles, including a school-record
six tackles for loss, in his first career start. Tackles 11 and 12
were on Union's last two plays from scrimmage: He dropped the
quarterback for a 2-yard loss on second-and-goal from the Ithaca 1,
then notched a 10-yard sack (the first of his career) to drive the
Dutchmen back to the 13 forcing them to kick an overtime field
goal. He stopped Union's running back a yard short of what would
have been a win-clinching first down with under two minutes to go,
which forced Union to attempt a punt; their 30-yard loss on the
punt snap set up Ithaca's tying score.

LBCody Buresh, So.,
Wabash
Buresh tied a school record with five tackles for losses totaling
30 yards. His forced fumble in the second quarter led to the first
Wabash touchdown of the game. He also brkoe up three passes.

LBIssa Diarra, Jr.,
Salisbury
Diarra had six tackles (five solo) for Salisbury in the then-No. 7
Sea Gulls' 69-6 win against North Carolina Wesleyan. He also posted
three tackles for a loss of 17 yards, two sacks and a forced
fumble.

CBChris Hall, Jr., Buffalo
State
Hall ended UW-Whitewater's first possession and last possession
with interceptions, helping Buffalo State defeat the Warhawks 7-6.
He finished with six tackles, five solo, with two of the solo
tackles coming on consecutive plays in the red zone to force a
field goal attempt.

SRyan Wenkman, Sr.,
UW-Whitewater
Wenkman was credited with six tackles (three solo), a pass broken
up and two interceptions in UW-W's 7-6 loss to Buffalo State. His
first interception, in the first quarter, ended a BSC possession at
Whitewater's 43. The second, in the third quarter, gave UW-W the
ball at the Bengals' 33, setting up a field goal attempt.

SDrew Peterson, Jr.,
Albright
Peterson had a game-high seven solo tackles of his 10 total as the
Albright defense shut out Wilkes for the first three quarters of a
27-13 win. Peterson picked off two passes in the first half and
added two tackles for loss.

SCody Pasterino, Sr.,
Willamette
Pastorino recorded five total tackles (four solo), forced a
fumble, blocked a field goal and blocked an extra point against
East Texas Baptist. He blocked a 34-yard field goal with 17 seconds
left in the first half, then an extra point after ETBU scored with
12:55 left in the game to pull within 35-24. He forced a fumble on
ETBU's next possession with the Tigers at their own 30-yard
line.

CBMike LaValley, Jr., St.
Scholastica
LaValley recorded two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown
in Saturday's win over Greenville. LaValley's first interception
led to CSS' first score and he brought back the second one 73 yards
for a touchdown for the final score of the game.

Special teamsKNick Dace, Jr., North Central
(Ill.)
Dace kicked the two longest field goals in North Central history
in a 37-10 win at UW-Stout. He connected on a 53-yarder with 7:45
left in the game to break the previous record of 50, which had
stood since 1994. Dace then broke his own record with a 55-yard
kick with six seconds left. He had three field goals in the
game.

PNicholas Muir, Jr.,
Trine
Muir set a school record for the longest punt, 81 yards, and punt
average in a single game, at 48.5 yards. Muir also pinned the
Concordia (Wis.) offense inside its own 20 twice.

RETTucker Schumitz, So., Western New
England Schumitz returned the opening kickoff for a 99-yard
touchdown to set a school record, setting the tone for a Western
New England 50-14 victory over visiting Worcester State.

ST Mike Benderski, Sr., St. John Fisher
Benderski blocked two field goals in the win over UR in the
Courage Bowl - a game that raises funds for Camp Good Days.
Benderski, who battled thyroid cancer as a kid, blocked a 32-yard
field goal with under five minutes left and the game tied at 14-14,
and teammate Wade Kline returned it for a 72-yard touchdown.